Tom Pantazes
Instructional Designer,
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Presentation Pair: Faculty Development and Engagement
Wednesday, February 20 | 3:15PM–4:00PM PT | San Simeon, Fourth Floor
Session Type:
Breakout Session
Building Community and Connecting Educators Through a NODE
Are you interested in fostering or improving a community of educators on your campus or among your online instructors? If so, come for a brief exploration of methods for community building before a more detailed exploration of how West Chester University mimicked EdSurge's Loop program to facilitate faculty community development and promote cross-departmental interactions. Learn how a small investment of time coupled with free web tools overcame barriers that kept faculty from talking and sharing with each other. After this session, you will be equipped to start your own virtual faculty networking program at your institution.
Outcomes: Discuss methods of building faculty community * Identify tools to assist in creating a faculty community through a virtual faculty networking program * Learn how to create a virtual faculty networking program
EdSurge Loop: Building Insights from Academic Leaders and Instructional Designers
How do you learn about what your peers at other institutions are experimenting with? We'll review how academic leaders and instructional designers, through one-on-one conversations, are sharing best practices, favorite resources, and what they've learned from their missteps. EdSurge Loop is a free service to enable meaningful peer-to-peer exchanges that further knowledge-sharing and collaboration across institutions. You'll learn about how to participate, trends in what members are talking about, and how West Chester University mirrored the effort to facilitate faculty community development and promote cross-departmental interactions.
Outcomes: Learn method for building a network of peers from institutions around the country * Assess insights from 2 years of conversations between academic leaders and instructional designers * Discover how peer-to-peer learning can support your institutional initiatives
Outcomes: Discuss methods of building faculty community * Identify tools to assist in creating a faculty community through a virtual faculty networking program * Learn how to create a virtual faculty networking program
Are you interested in fostering or improving a community of educators on your campus or among your online instructors? If so, come for a brief exploration of methods for community building before a more detailed exploration of how West Chester University mimicked EdSurge's Loop program to facilitate faculty community development and promote cross-departmental interactions. Learn how a small investment of time coupled with free web tools overcame barriers that kept faculty from talking and sharing with each other. After this session, you will be equipped to start your own virtual faculty networking program at your institution.
Outcomes: Discuss methods of building faculty community * Identify tools to assist in creating a faculty community through a virtual faculty networking program * Learn how to create a virtual faculty networking program
EdSurge Loop: Building Insights from Academic Leaders and Instructional Designers
How do you learn about what your peers at other institutions are experimenting with? We'll review how academic leaders and instructional designers, through one-on-one conversations, are sharing best practices, favorite resources, and what they've learned from their missteps. EdSurge Loop is a free service to enable meaningful peer-to-peer exchanges that further knowledge-sharing and collaboration across institutions. You'll learn about how to participate, trends in what members are talking about, and how West Chester University mirrored the effort to facilitate faculty community development and promote cross-departmental interactions.
Outcomes: Learn method for building a network of peers from institutions around the country * Assess insights from 2 years of conversations between academic leaders and instructional designers * Discover how peer-to-peer learning can support your institutional initiatives
Outcomes: Discuss methods of building faculty community * Identify tools to assist in creating a faculty community through a virtual faculty networking program * Learn how to create a virtual faculty networking program
